1. Trombiculiasis caused by chigger mites Eutrombicula (Acari: Trombiculidae) in Peruvian alpacas.
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Gomez-Puerta LA, Olazabal J, Lopez-Urbina MT, and Gonzalez AE
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- Alopecia diagnosis, Alopecia parasitology, Alopecia veterinary, Animals, Dermatitis diagnosis, Dermatitis parasitology, Dermatitis veterinary, Face parasitology, Larva, Peru, Skin parasitology, Trombiculiasis diagnosis, Trombiculiasis parasitology, Trombiculidae anatomy & histology, Camelids, New World parasitology, Trombiculiasis veterinary, Trombiculidae classification
- Abstract
Trombiculiasis is an infestation caused by larvae members of the family Trombiculidae, common called chigger mites. In this study is presented the first case of trombiculiasis caused by the infestation of chigger mite Eutrombicula in alpacas from Peru. Twenty-two alpacas of a total of 130 animals were infested by Eutrombicula sp. The chigger mite location was only in the face skin folds and around the eyes. In addition, all alpacas infested had alopecia and dermatitis in the infected zone., (Copyright © 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
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- 2012
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